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Asia-Pacific markets mostly lower as Trump reciprocal tariff deadline looms
Filming an elevated overpass in Shanghai evening on a high-rise building Guowei Ying | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly lower Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline looms. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.37%. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.36%, while the small-cap Kosdaq dipped 0.05%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.28% […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Fed keeps interest rate steady
A pedestrian jogs along the Bund across from buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher, tracking Wall Street gains following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady. The U.S. central bank also noted that a severe […]
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How 3D-printing ‘microfactories’ can transform plastic waste into brand new products
A new era of 3D printing “microfactories” is helping to turn waste plastics into “highly competitive” products fit for use in the construction industry, according to Veena Sahajwalla, professor and founding director of UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre. Speaking to CNBC’s Mandy Drury at Schneider Electric’s Sydney Innovation Summit on Monday in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed following losses on Wall Street; Bank of Japan meeting in focus
© Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday, following declines on Wall Street after a sell-off in technology stocks picked up pace. Japanese markets will be in focus for investors, with the Bank of Japan poised to announce its monetary policy decision later in the day. The central bank […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as Wall Street bounces on retail sales data
Yukinori Hasumi | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to rise on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, which ticked up after retail sales data appeared to ease recession concerns. Investors will be keeping a close watch on Japanese markets, as the Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day monetary policy meeting on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb; 40-year JGB yield hits record high
Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road. The street is the main shopping district of the city and one of the world’s busiest shopping districts. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, with investors keeping a close watch on Chinese equities. Mainland China’s CSI 300 closed 0.24% lower at 3,996.79, while […]
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Chinese stocks up 2.4%, leading gains in Asia, despite fall on Wall Street: Live updates
Wangwukong | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Friday despite a plunge in all three benchmarks in the U.S. over the previous session amid concern about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Mainland China’s CSI 300 reversed its losses on Thursday to trade 2.4% higher at 11:47 a.m. Singapore time, leading gains in […]
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Communication is now even more important to getting renewable projects off the ground, experts say
(From left) CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick moderates an IoT panel with Cenk Alper, CEO of Sabanci Holding, Christina Shim, chief sustainability officer of IBM, and Mitesh Patel, interim CEO and COO of SunCable International, at CONVERGE LIVE on March 13, 2025. Renewable energy companies can shorten the long approval process needed for their projects by communicating […]
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Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates
Steel coils are pictured in the yards of the steelmaker Ternium plant. Daniel Becerril | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect Wednesday, resulting in swift counter-measures from the European Union. The White House confirmed the duties — which will affect Canada, Australia, the EU and others […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slide following selloff in U.S. markets; Nikkei 225 falls 2%
A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid on Tuesday, tracking losses in the U.S. following anxiety over tariff policy and a potential recession in the world’s […]
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